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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Some time ago I stashed my first layer cake, Dream On by Urban Chiks for Moda. It has been quietly waiting for inspiration to strike and I have finally challenged myself to make a quilt with just ONE layer cake and a single solid fabric.

Take 1 - A Layer Cake Quilt

Quilt measures 50.5 inches x 62.5 inches

I quickly learned that there wasn't much room for experimentation with my Layer Cake fabrics, and worked out really easy (and quick) cutting and sewing technique to ensure that no fabric was wasted. When all was said and done, there were a handful of scraps leftover.

This quilt has been quilted with diagonal lines (again!) from edge to edge, a sharp and clean look that I am still loving. Less is more.

I had so much fun working just how to get the most out of my Layer Cake that I have written a full pattern for this - the Take 1 ~ A Layer Cake Quilt.

I'm sitting here in the early morning, groggy from another hot, sleepless night in Southern California. I have your blog on my Google reader and love seeing all that you create. So seeing this lovely quilt this early (hot) morning is like a fresh piece of cool luscious fruit being handed to me through my computer screen. You made my day. Keep up the good work!Elizabeth E.

I really enjoy not having any scraps left at the end of a project. I'm not much of a scrap hoarder (anything smaller than a charm square goes in a bag to give to quilty friends who want them!), so it's a nice clean finish to a project!

Kudos Rita...I have been less than thrilled with precuts because you end up with SO many prints, even though they all match, and the resulting quilt (charm/jelly roll/whatever)is just too visually busy.

Combining the precut pack with a single solid was brilliant! Hmmmm...maybe I should take another look at those charm packs I put away! I buy them to preview lines, choosing what to buy online...but never had a way to use them after. Now I do. Thanks!

I just made this quilt and mistakenly sent it to the recipient without taking a photo! Went by really quickly - really fun to make. Your pattern was very easy to follow, too! Definitely will make it again.